Tag: supply

You can’t buy happiness

July 12, 2006 | No comments yet

Catch this from the Washington Post: A wealth of data in recent decades has shown that once personal wealth exceeds about $12,000 a year, more money produces virtually no increase in life satisfaction. From 1958 to 1987, for example, income

Testing the depth

July 10, 2006 | No comments yet

“Never test the depth of water with both feet.” The above proverb caught my attention on a reader board I saw in Spokane, Washington, this weekend. If wondering how deep a pond is, you don’t jump in with both feet

The Fisherman and the Industrialist

June 16, 2006 | 1 comment

A rich industrialist was horrified to find a fisherman lying comfortably beside his boat soaking in the warm afternoon sun. “Why aren’t you out fishing?” asked the industrialist. “I’ve caught enough fish for the day,” said the fisherman. ”Why don’t

Does it matter what you eat?

June 12, 2006 | 10 comments

Have you ever wondered what Jesus Christ meant when he told his followers to take no thought for what they ate or drank? Was he saying we could eat whatever we wanted, however much we wanted and whenever we wanted

"I want it now"

May 30, 2006 | 1 comment

A recent AP poll says Americans are impatient. Can you believe it! Survey results confirm we’re a nation of customers seeking instant self-gratification and any bit of delay in getting what we want frays nerves. Waiting in a grocery line,